Data wa twese akiza Isirayeli yigaye
Imyaka mirongo ibiri irangiye, Samweli abwira Isirayeli guta imana z'amahanga babikuye ku mutima. Bakoranira i Misipa, bagisiba bakicuza, maze Abafilisitiya batera, Data akabakubitako inkuba. Samweli ashinga ibuye ryitwa Ebenezeri: gushika ubu Data aradufashije.
7 1Abagabo b’i Kiriyati-Yeyarimu baraza, batwara isandugu ya Data wa twese, bayizana mu nzu ya Abinadabu iri ku musozi, kandi barega Eleyazari umwana wiwe ngo arinde isandugu ya Data wa twese. 2Kuva umusi isandugu yashikiriye i Kiriyati-Yeyarimu, haraciye igihe kirekire, imyaka mirongo ibiri, maze inzu yose ya Isirayeli iracura imiborogo yipfuza Data wa twese. 3Nuko Samueli abwira inzu yose ya Isirayeli ati: “Nimba mugarukira Data wa twese n’umutima wanyu wose, nimukureho imana z’amahanga hamwe na Ashitaroti muri mwebwe, murekure imitima yanyu kuri Data wa twese, kandi mumukorere we wenyene, na we azobakiza amaboko y’Abafilisitiya.” 4Nuko abantu ba Isirayeli bakuraho ba Bāli hamwe na Ashitaroti, maze bakorera Data wa twese wenyene. 5Maze Samueli aravuga ati: “Nimukoranirize Abisirayeli bose i Misipa, nanje ndabasengera Data wa twese.” 6Nuko bakoranira i Misipa, bavoma amazi, bayasuka imbere ya Data wa twese, bisonzesha uwo musi, maze biyemerera bati: “Twacumuye kuri Data wa twese.” Samueli aca aba umucamanza wa Isirayeli i Misipa. a a v6 Gusuka amazi imbere y’Imana vyari igikorwa c’isangano co gusenga, co gucura imiborogo no kwicisha bugufi.
7Abafilisitiya bumva ko Abisirayeli bakoraniye i Misipa, maze abategetsi b’Abafilisitiya baduga kurwanya Isirayeli. Abisirayeli babwumva, bagira ubwoba bw’Abafilisitiya. 8Abisirayeli babwira Samueli bati: “Ntuhengeshanye kudutakambira kuri Data wa twese, kugira ngo adukize amaboko y’Abafilisitiya.” 9Nuko Samueli atora umwagazi w’intama ukiri ku mabere, awutangako ikimazi coturirwa gishikanirwa Data wa twese. Samueli aratakambira Data wa twese kubera Isirayeli, maze Data wa twese aramwishura. 10Mu gihe Samueli yariko ashikana ikimazi coturirwa, Abafilisitiya begera kugira barwanye Isirayeli. Ariko uwo musi Data wa twese aduza ijwi rirenga akarenge kurwanya Abafilisitiya, aratuma bahagarika umutima, maze batsindwa imbere ya Isirayeli. 11Abagabo ba Isirayeli bava i Misipa, bahiganira Abafilisitiya, maze babikubita bakabatikiza gushika munsi y’i Beti-kari.
12Maze Samueli atora ibuye, aryimika hagati y’i Misipa na Sheni, ariha izina Ebeni-ezeri, avuga ati: “Gushika ubu Data wa twese yaradufashije.” b b v12 Ebeni-ezeri bisobanura “ibuye ry’ubufasha” — Samueli yariyimitse ngo yibuke ingene Data wa twese yari yabashikanye kure. 13Nuko Abafilisitiya baratsindwa ntibongera kwinjira mu gihugu ca Isirayeli; ukuboko kwa Data wa twese kwagumije inkota ku Bafilisitiya mu misi yose yo kubaho kwa Samueli. 14Isirayeli isubizwa ibisagara Abafilisitiya bari barafashe, kuva i Ekuroni gushika i Gati, isubize mu minwe yayo igihugu cayo cari kiri mu maboko y’Abafilisitiya. Isirayeli kandi iragiranira amahoro n’Abamori.
15Samueli aba umucamanza wa Isirayeli mu misi yose y’ubugingo bwiwe. 16Yagenda umwaka ku wundi, azunguruka i Beteli, i Gilugali n’i Misipa, acira Isirayeli imanza muri ivyo bibanza vyose. 17Nuko agaruka i Rama, iwabo, aca Isirayeli imanza ng’aho. Ng’aho yubakira Data wa twese igicaniro.